I would replace the handle more than likely its been cracked or damaged in a way that will reduce its strength

 

Duct Tape?

 

haha it says sludge hammer :rofl:

 

Duct tape fixes all.

unless something is stuck, then wd40.

 

Grab the handle just below where it goes into the hammer, with the handle pointing down, and slam the handle onto the ground/cement. Repeat. Repeat. Repeat.
If it gets loose again, throw handle away, buy new handle.

 

Go to Harbor Freight and buy a new one! The skull you save may be your own.

 

I've had that happen... I've done the smack it into the ground thing to get by for a few months, and then eventually I just replaced it with a wood handle. You can cut the fiberglass handle just below the head, and the top part will slide out of the head (especially if its already loose). Buying a new handle was cheaper than buying a whole new sludge hammer. Because sludge hammers aren't easy to find, and when you gotta hammer some sludge, you don't want to be without one.

 

Urban Dictionary: sludgehammer

I would copy and paste the definition but fear the ban hammer

 

get another one

 

rip the head off and go and buy a new stick for it, if the fiberglass is cracked it's a lost cause because it will only just break more until the head falls off.

 

I ended up just trying to fill the gap in with epoxy. The head only moves 1/32 of an inch or something so I don't think it is going to come off. It also is a short handle so it isn't above my head

I don't want to deal with replacing the handle because I have never seen a replacement fiberglass handle and I keep breaking wooden handles. I have broken 3 wooden axe handles and 1 wood sledge hammer handle.

 

I don't want to deal with replacing the handle because I have never seen a replacement fiberglass handle and I keep breaking wooden handles. I have broken 3 wooden axe handles and 1 wood sledge hammer handle.

You're supposed to hit stuff with the head, not with the handle 1 inch behind the head.